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#Reserves Continuous Attitude #SurveyResults 2019
#ReCas. This survey of volunteer reserves covers satisfaction with various aspects of being a reservist.

#Volunteer reservists are more likely to be satisfied
with life in their Service, feel a greater sense of
pride, and recommend joining to others compared
with trained #Regulars. Satisfaction with Service
life, in general, has increased for both #Reserves
and #Regulars since 2018.

Overall, there have been increases in the per cent
positive responses compared to 2015 in several
areas, such as:

Compared with trained #Regulars, volunteer
#reservists are more likely to feel a strong personal
attachment to the Service, feel that the Service
inspires them to do the best in their job, and feel
that the Service motivates them to help it achieve
it's objectives.

Compared with trained Regular personnel volunteer reservists are more likely to be satisfied with life in their Service, feel a greater sense of pride, and to recommend joining to others.

Compared with trained Regular personnel, volunteer reservists are more likely to feel a strong personal attachment to the Service, feel that the Service inspires them to do the best in their job, and feel that the Service motivates them to help it achieve its objectives

Just under half of the Reserv feel valued
by soc, unchanged since 2015. 37% of Reserv feel valued by Regs, while almost a third disagree that they feel valued by Regs. Despite remaining relatively low, reserv now are more likely to feel valued by Regs than they did in 2015

#Army #Reserves are the least likely to feel valued by Regulars compared to #Maritime Reserves and #RAF Reserves.

Despite the relatively low proportion of Reserves
that feel valued by Regulars,

AFCAS 2019 results show that of the 50% of trained Regulars that have had working contact with Reserves in the last 2 years, 69% rate the contribution of Reserves as valuable, 71% rate the Reserves as professional, and 61% feel that the Reserves are well-integrated.

The majority of volunteer Reserves and the majority of trained Regulars agree that they are treated fairly and feel that the discipline system is fair, although Reserves are more positive than Regulars.

Around one in ten volunteer reservists and trained Regular personnel report having been subject to #bullying, #discrimination, or #harassment in a Service environment in the last 12 months.

Reservists are more likely to report that their employer supports and values their Reserve service. Reservists are also more likely to report using their civilian skills in the
Reserves...

...to report using skills gained through their military experience in their civilian employment, feel they have been advantaged in a civilian job in the last 12 months as a result of their Reserve service, and to agree that being a reservist is good for their civilian career.

Over half of #volunteer #reservists are satisfied with their #Reserve service pay, while almost three quarters (72%) are satisfied with the Annual Bounty

Compared with trained Regulars, volunteer reservists have a similar level of satisfaction with the standard of the personal equipment/kit they have to do their role, and a slightly higher level of satisfaction with its availability.

The majority of volunteer reservists are satisfied with the amount and quality of the training they have received for their current role.

Highest and lowest scoring Service

Differences between Officers and Other Ranks (% Positive)

Reasons for joining and staying in the Reserve

Reasons for leaving the Reserve

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